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• Please Accept My Apology

  22-03-2019 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie Herzog#Resistance shero Lauren Duca was outed as a bully this week by Jezebel. Dave Kotinsky / Stringer
  This week Jezebel published its latest investigative feature, a takedown minor media figure Lauren Duca. Duca, a 28-year-old freelance writer, is known for parlaying a viral column in Teen Vogue (with the exceedingly millennial title “Donald Trump is Gaslighting America”) into a career as a sometimes-cable news pundit and, as of recently, an adjunct instructor at NYU. She
  
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• House speaker doesn’t see movement toward budget compromise

  22-03-2019 23:24
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The speaker of the Alaska House said Friday that Gov. Mike Dunleavy is sending mixed messages on his willingness to work with lawmakers on a budget package. Speaker Bryce Edgmon, an independent from Dillingham, told reporters his takeaway from meetings with Dunleavy is that the Republican governor is open to discussions. […]
  
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• Can the Internet Ruin the Purpoise of a Painting?

  22-03-2019 22:48 via thestranger.com
  
  Yes. Yes it can.by Jasmyne KeimigWhat you're looking at could be an Admiral Dolphin NOT a General Porpoise!JASMYNE KEIMIGThis morning, I woke up to a slew of tweets and messages concerning a post I wrote yesterday about my genuine appreciation of what I thought was a painting of a General Porpoise over at General Porpoise Doughnuts. The name of the artist who painted this masterpiece was brought to my attention: Robyn Jordan. Jordan is a Seattle cartoonist and illustrator who actually created so
  
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• Can the Internet Ruin the Porpoise of a Painting?

  22-03-2019 22:48 via thestranger.com
  
  Yes. Yes it can.by Jasmyne KeimigWhat you're looking at could be an Admiral Dolphin NOT a General Porpoise!JASMYNE KEIMIGThis morning, I woke up to a slew of tweets and messages concerning a post I wrote yesterday about my genuine appreciation of what I thought was a painting of a General Porpoise over at General Porpoise Doughnuts. The name of the artist who painted this masterpiece was brought to my attention: Robyn Jordan. Jordan is a Seattle cartoonist and illustrator who actually created so
  
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• An Asian Tex-Mex Food Truck and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: March 22, 2019 Edition

  22-03-2019 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffPhorale, South Park's Asian-Tex Mex fusion counter with a loyal following, makes a triumphant return with the grand opening of its food truck this week. Matto Photo
  This week, read about the return of South Park's beloved Asian-Tex Mex fusion counter Phorale in its new life as a food truck; Korean-inspired chicken and waffles, poutine, and other comfort food from the new Ballard restaurant Watson's Counter; a new all-day cafe called Bar Hitchcock on Bainbridge Islan
  
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• California to waive environmental rules for fire season prep

  22-03-2019 22:08
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom moved Friday to bypass environmental regulations to prepare for the next wildfire season, a move he said was necessary to prevent further loss of life even as it frustrated activists in a state viewed as a national environmental leader. “The increasing wildfire risks we face as a […]
  
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• Rob Johnson's NHL Start Date Is Sooner Than We Thought

  22-03-2019 21:59 via thestranger.com
  
  His start date could be just weeks after he quits Seattle City Council.by Nathalie GrahamThis is the best picture we have of Rob (far left). Lester Black
  Rob Johnson only has two weeks left representing District 4 in Seattle City Council. In his interview with KING5, Johnson said he was looking forward to getting back to being a dad and that this decision had nothing to do with his future employment with NHL Seattle. It’s not clear when Johnson will assume that next role, but it will be so
  
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• Bill to improve rape kit testing in Idaho signed into law

  22-03-2019 21:36
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law legislation requiring sexual assault and rape kits to be tested with limited exceptions. Little on Friday at a news conference with Democratic Rep. Melissa Wintrow said the new law will make Idaho residents safer. The law improves systems used by law enforcement, […]
  
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• Small solar storm coming to Earth but no big light show

  22-03-2019 21:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A small solar storm is heading toward Earth, but don’t expect a big light show. Space weather forecaster Jonathan Lash says a solar flare that left the sun this week is due to arrive at Earth around 2 p.m. EDT Saturday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist says the flare is […]
  
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• Lane County deputy resigns amid misconduct investigations

  22-03-2019 21:20
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a Lane County Sheriff’s Office deputy has resigned amid criminal and internal investigations. Lane County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Carrie Carver says 43-year-old deputy Bryan Holiman of Eugene resigned Thursday after about 18 years with the sheriff’s office. Carver says the sheriff’s office received a complaint in November that Holiman […]
  
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• Bill limiting crop damage payments to farmers passes House

  22-03-2019 21:20
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to limit how much the Idaho Department of Fish and Game has to pay ranchers and farmers for damage to crops caused by elk, deer and other big game is headed to Gov. Brad Little. The House on Friday voted 54-12 to approve the bill that would cap the amount […]
  
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• Two Individuals in Seattle Have Between Them a Quarter of a Trillion Dollars

  22-03-2019 21:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeBillionaire town! Charles MudedeHow to understand this madness? The combined wealth of two men in Seattle is now valued at $245 billion. One, Jeff Bezos, has $145.6 billion; the other, Bill Gates, now has $100 billion. The later made nearly $10 billion last year alone. But any attempt to explain how this is at all possible, how a fortune of $90 billion grew nearly three times faster than the economy itself (2.9%) in 2018 (when one should expect, as the size of a fortune grows, t
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 97 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do in Seattle This Weekend: March 22-24, 2019

  22-03-2019 21:09 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDon't miss Saturday's free grand opening party for ARTS at King Street Station, a new arts and culture space dedicated to displaying work by and creating opportunities for artists of color. The opening exhibit is yəhaw̓. Priya Frank
  Panicking because you don’t know what to do this weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worry—below, find all of your options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10, ranging from Holi celebrati
  
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• Sacred Bones to Reissue Mort Garson's Evergreen 1976 Moog LP, Mother Earth's Plantasia

  22-03-2019 20:36 via thestranger.com
  
  Sacred Bones to reissue Mort Garson's ultra-rare, cult classic 1976 Moog LP, Mother Earth's Plantasia.by Dave SegalThis is my kind of roots music. Sacred Bones Records
  Great news: Mother Earth's Plantasia, an ultra-rare 1976 album by the phenomenal composer and Moog synthesizer master Mort Garson, is finally getting a legit vinyl reissue by New York label Sacred Bones on June 21 (digital copies are available now).Garson—who also composed music for Elektra and A&M's trendy late-'60s Zod
  
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• A rare albino penguin makes its debut at zoo in Poland

  22-03-2019 20:25
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An extremely rare albino penguin has made its debut at Gdansk Zoo in northern Poland. The albino penguin hatched in mid-December and has been under veterinary care. In the wild, such an unusual-looking penguin would be rejected by other penguins and would have little chance of survival. But in Gdansk, it […]
  
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• 1 dead after armed robbery suspects crash near Albany

  22-03-2019 20:11
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — One armed robbery suspect is dead and two others are seriously hurt after authorities said they tried to flee and crashed their car. KOIN reports that Oregon State Police said troopers found a car reported stolen out of Eugene on I-5 near Albany shortly before 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The car and […]
  
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• Don Benton, former Trump campaign chair in Washington state, cleared in ethics complaint

  22-03-2019 19:59
  Don Benton is a former state senator from Vancouver who chaired Donald Trump's campaign in Washington in 2016. After the election he was appointed to head the Selective Service System.
  
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• Ohio cuts funding for Planned Parenthood after court OK

  22-03-2019 19:18
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Health is ending grants and contracts that send money to Planned Parenthood after a divided federal appeals court upheld a state anti-abortion law that blocks public money for the group. The department notified recipients and contractors Thursday that it will end that funding within a month to […]
  
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• Senate OKs bill to make Idaho initiative process tougher

  22-03-2019 18:59
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation that would dramatically toughen the requirements to get an initiative or referendum on the Idaho ballot has narrowly passed the Senate. Senators voted 18-17 on Friday to send to the House the bill put forward by Republican Sen. Scott Grow. The bill would require those seeking ballot initiatives to get […]
  
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• In Us, Jordan Peele Has Created the Ultimate Anxiety Nightmare

  22-03-2019 18:57 via thestranger.com
  by Ciara DolanThe first thing that flashes on-screen in Us, the latest from Get Out writer/director/producer Jordan Peele, is a creepy little tidbit of information: There are thousands of miles of tunnels beneath the United States with “no known purpose at all.” The anxiety that line triggers—that anything could be happening right under our feet—courses throughout Us.Us is a movie about doppelgängers—our evil twins that, according to folklore, must be killed, l
  
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• Suspected drunken driver hits Bremerton police car pulled over to help woman with medical emergency

  22-03-2019 18:26
  Bremerton police were called to a suspected DUI but discovered it was a medical emergency. While the officer was pulled over to help the person, a different driver — one police say was actually drunk — crashed into his patrol car.
  
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• Nickelsville Facing Eviction from City-Funded Tiny House Villages

  22-03-2019 16:50 via thestranger.com
  
  A conflict with the city means Nickelsville could be defunded.by Katie HerzogA former Nickelsville tiny home village on DearbornKelly O
  The residents and staff of Nickelsville got some unwelcome—but not entirely unexpected—news this week.In an email sent Wednesday morning, Sharon Lee, the executive director of the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) informed Nickelsville staff and leadership that they will be severing their relationship with the organization. This could end up defund
  
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• EU leaders postpone decision on 2050 climate goal

  22-03-2019 16:44
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Friday pushed back a decision on the bloc’s long-term efforts to fight climate change, with some countries opposing a pledge to end most emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. Leaders meeting in Brussels agreed to discuss the issue again at their next gathering in June, ahead of a […]
  
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• Slog AM: Indonesia Cancels Boeing Purchase, Seattle Squeeze 2.0, An Indiana Active Shooter Drill Got Way Too Real

  22-03-2019 16:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyMake sure you stay out of the fucking bus lanes, you monsters.KELLY O
  Coming to you live from Olympia! I'm watching the sunrise over Puget Sound, which is a much better view than the windowless walls of my room. I may never leave here. Good thing I have wifi. But enough about the gorgeous colors I see before me, you came here for the news.
  Indonesia’s national airline looks to cancel multibillion-dollar purchase of Boeing planes: A planned purchase of 49 Boeing 737 MAX 8s,
  
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• Medicaid expansion bill starting point for interim committee

  22-03-2019 16:28
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A piece of Medicaid expansion legislation introduced Friday is already dead, but the sponsor says it will form the basis for an interim study. The House Health and Welfare Committee introduced and voted 10-0 on Friday to approve the legislation, which sought to help pay for Medicaid expansion in Idaho by […]
  
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• Special evaluations can help seniors cope with cancer care

  22-03-2019 16:10
  Before she could start breast cancer treatment, Nancy Simpson had to walk in a straight line, count backward from 20 and repeat a silly phrase. It was all part of a special kind of medical fitness test for older patients that’s starting to catch on among cancer doctors. Instead of assuming that elderly patients are […]
  
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• Police arrest man accused of assaulting child

  22-03-2019 15:44
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say they arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a child in a public bathroom. KOIN reports that a 6-year-old boy said he was assaulted in a restroom at the Pioneer Place Mall in downtown Portland around 3:20 p.m. on March 17. Officers released a photograph of the suspect and […]
  
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• Itchy eyes and scratchy throat? Welcome to Western Washington’s tree-pollen allergy season

  22-03-2019 15:08
  Our stretch warm, dry weather also meant the trees dropped a fat load of pollen, creating distress for allergy sufferers. The upcoming rain should bring temporary relief, but pollen counts are expected to be high again next week.
  
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• Part of northbound I-5 will be closed this weekend in Tukwila, South Seattle

  22-03-2019 14:38
  The second weekend of back-to-back bridge repairs will close three northbound lanes of I-5 over the Duwamish River. The closure of the three left lanes is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. Friday and end at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. It will stretch from the I-405/Highway 518 interchange to Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The on-ramps from Southcenter […]
  
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• Man dies after bus hits his car on I-90 near North Bend

  22-03-2019 14:37
  A man died when a bus collided with his disabled vehicle on westbound Interstate 90, just east of Highway 18 near North Bend, early Friday, according to the Washington State Patrol. Patrol spokesman Trooper Rick Johnson said police were notified that a disabled Subaru Legacy was blocking traffic on the freeway at 5:40 a.m. Two minutes […]
  
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• Fatal crash involving bus and car on I-90 near North Bend

  22-03-2019 14:37
  Washington State Patrol troopers are on their way to a fatal crash involving a bus and a car on Interstate 90 east of Highway 18, near North Bend. Trooper Rick Johnson sent out an update on Twitter just after 7 a.m. on Friday clarifying that the bus involved is not a Metro bus. #Update. I […]
  
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• Judge says Idaho prisons must reveal execution drug source

  22-03-2019 14:26
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge says Idaho prison officials must release several execution-related documents, including some that will reveal where the state obtained the lethal injection drugs used in its last execution. Fourth District Judge Lynn Norton made the ruling Thursday, finding that Idaho Department of Correction officials acted frivolously and withheld the records […]
  
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• Judge: Idaho must reveal past source of execution drugs

  22-03-2019 14:26
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prison officials must release several documents on the death penalty, a judge ruled, including some that will reveal where the state obtained the lethal injection drugs used in its last execution seven years ago. Fourth District Judge Lynn Norton found Thursday that the Idaho Department of Correction acted frivolously and […]
  
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• Woman sets world record in Seattle for calculating the value of pi to 31.4 trillion decimal places

  22-03-2019 14:00
  Emma Haruka Iwao is blazing trails in technology, a field long dominated by men.
  
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• Will Seattle tax Uber and Lyft? City officials have been thinking about it

  22-03-2019 14:00
  Transportation-network company drivers made about 24.3 million TNC trips that started in Seattle in 2018, up from about 20.9 million in 2017, according to the city.
  
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• Under the radar, Trump’s travel ban keeps families waiting years to reunite in Seattle

  22-03-2019 14:00
  President Trump's travel ban, quietly implemented as public shifted attention to new immigration battles, has kept many families separated and in limbo. A young generation of highly educated Iranians, some working at high-profile Seattle-area tech companies, are among those affected.
  
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• Swifter bus service begins in Mill Creek and north Bothell this weekend

  22-03-2019 14:00
  Buses on the new Green Line bus-rapid transit route will arrive every 10 minutes weekdays after 6 a.m., and every 20 minutes nights and weekends. Equally important, they connect to the Blue Line that runs along Highway 99.
  
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• Seattle drafted a plan to tax Uber and Lyft traffic months ago. Now what?

  22-03-2019 14:00
  Transportation-network company drivers made about 24.3 million TNC trips that started in Seattle in 2018, up from about 20.9 million in 2017, according to the city.
  
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• Five years after deadly Oso landslide, relatives of victims say memorial is ‘form of healing’

  22-03-2019 14:00
  A ceremony will take place Friday morning near the Steelhead Haven neighborhood that was wiped out by the 2014 landslide to dedicate a new mailbox sculpture and "Oso Slide Memorial Highway."
  
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• Can Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre score another hit with Broadway-bound new musical ‘Marie, Dancing Still’?

  22-03-2019 14:00
  “Marie, Dancing Still," a much-anticipated, Broadway-bound new show with some big names behind it, debuts this month at the 5th Ave, which has a new artistic director eager to make his mark with his first pre-Broadway pick.
  
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• A calculating woman sets a world record in Seattle

  22-03-2019 14:00
  Emma Haruka Iwao is blazing trails in technology, a field long dominated by men.
  
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• Astronauts take spacewalk to swap space station’s batteries

  22-03-2019 13:16
  Two American astronauts took a spacewalk Friday to replace aging batteries on the International Space Station. NASA’s Anne McClain and Nick Hague are scheduled to work in space for several hours to swap out three old nickel-hydrogen batteries with more powerful lithium-ion batteries. The duo overcame minor struggles in their first task, which involved attaching […]
  
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• Ex-teacher gets prison for repeated sexual abuse of student

  22-03-2019 13:05
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Tigard High School teacher and coach admitted to repeatedly sexually abusing a student and was sentenced to two years in prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 41-year-old Marcus D. Jolley pleaded guilty in Washington County Circuit Court to second-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced Thursday. He admitted to sexual contact with […]
  
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• Effort to keep Washington kids from dropping out gets $2M grant to help 25,000 more students

  22-03-2019 13:00
  Communities in Schools of Washington, a nonprofit that links students in danger of dropping out with services to help, is getting a grant from the Ballmer Group to expand its reach.
  
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• Kentucky anti-vaxxer gets hearing over chickenpox ban

  22-03-2019 12:42
  WALTON, Ky. (AP) — An unvaccinated student in Kentucky will get his day in court after suing because he can’t participate in extracurricular activities during a chickenpox outbreak. The Courier Journal reports 18-year-old Jerome Kunkel’s case will be heard in court April 1. Unvaccinated students have ordered by the state health department to stay away […]
  
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• 2 arrested after bank robbery, shootout by Oregon coast

  22-03-2019 12:30
  CLOVERDALE, Ore. (AP) — A man and woman from the Salem area were arrested after police say they robbed a bank at gunpoint in Tillamook County and later got into a shootout with police. Oregon State Police say the robbery was reported at a U.S. Bank in Cloverdale around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Police say the […]
  
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• Tyson recalls chicken strips due to metal fears

  22-03-2019 11:51
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Arkansas-based Tyson Foods is recalling more than 69,000 pounds (31,297 kilograms) of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips because they may be contaminated with pieces of metal. The U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday the products were produced on Nov. 30, 2018, and have a best if used by date of Nov. 30, 2019. The […]
  
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• UN: Ebola increasing in Congo due to ‘security challenges’

  22-03-2019 11:30
  LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says Ebola has spiked in Congo in recent days because of “increased security challenges,” a week after its director-general predicted the outbreak might be contained within six months. The U.N. health agency said late Thursday the recent attacks on Ebola clinics slowed response efforts for days. Congolese officials […]
  
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